Pioneers of the Moving Picture: Essential Filmmakers Worth Studying

As filmmakers, we all stand on the shoulders of giants. No matter how original or visionary you think your work…

Street Casting and Cheese Rolling with French Filmmaker Thibaut Grevet

The most interesting things in life happen on the edges. So it’s not surprising that great films are made there…

8 Reading Recommendations for Filmmakers

We’ve compiled a list of eight books every filmmaker should read this summer. Some are directly related to the craft.…

Carry Bolt Cutters: Werner Herzog on Filmmaking

For the past two weeks, we’ve been consumed with A Guide for the Perplexed: Conversations with Paul Cronin, a nearly…

Fast and Fearless: 10 Perspectives to Get You Moving Creatively

The quickest way to do bad work is to worry about doing bad work. It’s that well-known truth all over…

Frames Matter: The Art and Craft of Editing

Film editors bat cleanup in the long, long, super long process that ends if all goes well with a finished…

6 Forms of Permission You Definitely Don’t Need

If you’re waiting for permission to start making great films, chances are you’ll be waiting forever. Here’s the secret: You…